Description of a New Species of Aleuroclava Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from China

Authors

  • Ji-Rui Wang School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009
  • Anil Kumar Dubey DST Young Scientist Project, Forest Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, New Forest, Dehradun
  • Yu-Zhou Du School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009

Keywords:

Daphniphyllum macropodum, Litsea cubeba, tianmuensis, whitefly

Abstract

A new whitefly species, Aleuroclava tianmuensis Wang & Dubey (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is described from Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq. (Saxifragales: Daphniphyllaceae) and Litsea cubeba (Lours.) Pers. (Laurales: Lauraceae) from Tianmu Mountain (China). The puparium of this new species differs from that of the closely related species Aleuroclava gordoniae (Takahashi) by the presence of median tubercles on the abdominal segments, the position of the cephalic setae, and by the absence of a minute tubercle associated with the thoracic tracheal pores. An identification key of Aleuroclava species known from China is provided.

 

Se describe una nueva especie de mosca blanca, Aleuroclava tianmuensis Wang y Dubey (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) sobre Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq. (Saxifragales: Daphniphyllaceae) y Litsea cubeba (Lours.) Pers. (Laurales: Lauraceae) de la Montaña Tianmu (China). La pupa de esta nueva especie difiere de Aleuroclava gordoniae (Takahashi) que es una especie estrechamente relacionada por la presencia de los tubérculos medianos en los segmentos abdominales, la posición de las setas cefálicas y por la ausencia de un tubérculo diminuto asociado con los poros traqueales del toráx. Se provee una clave para la identificación de las especies conocidas del género Aleuroclava en China.

 

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Author Biographies

Ji-Rui Wang, School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009

Ji-Rui Wang and Anil Kumar Dubey contributed equally and both are first authors.

Anil Kumar Dubey, DST Young Scientist Project, Forest Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, New Forest, Dehradun

Ji-Rui Wang and Anil Kumar Dubey contributed equally and both are first authors.

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Published

2014-06-21

Issue

Vol. 97, No. 2 (June 2014)

Section

Research Papers

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